Insulated grip for bayonet-carrying shoulder-arms.



H. BREWER.

' INSULATED GRIP FOR BAYONET CARRYING SHOULDER ARMS- APPUCATION FILEDOCT. 22' I91]- 1,253,665. Patented Jan. 15,1918.

to form an insulating air-space UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY BREWER, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 WINCHESTERREPEATING ARMS CO., OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION.

' INSULATED GRIP FOR BAYONET-CARRYING SHOULDER-ARMS.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known that I, Hrm nr BREWER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Im rovement in InsulatedGrips for Bayonet arrying Shoulder-Arms; and I do hereby declare thefollowing, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andthe characters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, andexact description of, the same, and which said drawings constitute partof this application, and represent, in-

Figure 1 a broken view in side elevation of a bayonet-carrying shot gunprovided with my improved insulated muzzle-end Fig. 2 a view of thebarrel and grip in transverse section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 aview of the barrel and rip in transverse section on the line 3-3 ofig. 1. Fig. 4 a view in transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1,omitting the bayonet.

Fig. 5 a detached view in rear end elevation of the grip.

My invention has for its object to provide simple and effective meansfor protecting the hand of the soldier while grasping the heatedgun-barrel in using a bayonet mounted thereupon, as well as to improvehis grip upon the barrel.

With these ends in view, my invention consists in certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter describedand pointed out in the claims.

In carryin out my invention, as herein shown, I emp 0y a rounded,shell-like sheetmetal grip 5 a little more than semicircular incross-section and enough larger in diameter than the diameter of then-barrel 6 between it and the same. At its forward end, the said grip 5is secured by rivets 8 to the rear end of the split sleeve of abayonet-mount 9 mounted upon the muzzle-end of the barrel and of anyapproved construction, the said bayonet mount, as herein shown, having amounting-stud 10 at its forward end and a depending locking-head 11 atits rear end forengagement respectively by the guard 12 and pommel 13 ofa bayonet which has a blade 14 and a scale-handle 15. At its rear end,the grip 5 is turned inward at a rlght 'ends, the grip is supported inspaced relation to the gun-barrel by inwardly struck nubs 17. Bypreference, and as herein shown, the grip is formed throughout itslength with ventilating openings 18 which provide a free circulation ofair between it and the barrel, and also enable it to be firmly graspedbv the soldier whose hand slips less readily upon a perforated than upona smooth surface.

As shown, the sleeve of the bayonet-mount 9, is split throughout itslength on one side of its center to adapt it to be clamped upon thegun-barrel by clamping-screws 19. The particular construction of thebayonetmount, however, is no part of mypresent invention.

By means of my improved grip, the soldier is enabled to grip the barreland use the arm as a bayonet arm, while the barrel is still hot. fromfiring the arm.

I claim 1. The combination with the barrel of a shoulder arm, of abayonet-mount applied to the muzzle-end of the said barrel, and aninsulated shell-like sheet-metal grip applied overthe barrel, insulatedtherefrom by an air-space and supported at its forward end upon the saidbayonet-mount.

2. The combination with the barrel of a shoulder-arm, of a bayonet-mountapplied to the muzzle-end of the said barrel, and an insulated,shell-like grip supported at its forward end upon the said bayonet-mountand at its rear end upon the said barrel, whereby the grip is maintainedin spaced relation thereto.

3. The combination with the barrel of a shoulder arm, of a bayonet-mountapplied to the muzzle-end of the said barrel, and an insulated,shell-like grip applied over the muzzle-end of the barrel and supportedat its forward end upon the said bayonet-mount and provided withinwardly extending nubs by means of which it is maintained in spacedrelation to the gun-barrel with an air-space between it and the same.

4. The combination with the barrel of a shoulder arm, of a bayonet-mountapplied to the muzzle-end of the said barrel, and a shell-like gripsupported at its forward end upon the said bayonet-mount and formed atits rear end with an inwardly turned supporting-flange which rests uponthe said bar rel and provided at points intermediate of its ends withinwardly projecting nubs resting upon the barrel for maintaining itsspaced relation thereto.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this azsspeo specification in thepresence of two subscribmg witnesses.

v HENRY BREWER.

Witnesses:

RALPH A. MORSE, oliARLEs H. DAYTON.

